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Technicals- Detroit illegal defense 3, Lot Angelas illegal Oatanse long-distance shot at the buzzer. The Lakers got within 65-57 with 5:23 left in the third quarter. But Dantley and Vinnie Johnson, who had seven points in the last 2:39 of the third period, helped the Pistons increase the margin to 80-68 after three quarters. Dantley scored eight points in a 2:18 span to give the Pistons their largest lead, 94-75, with 5:36 left. Magic Johnson then hit two 3-pointers to lead a 16-4 run that made it 98-91 with 1 23 remaining.

But five consecutive free throws by the Pistons put the game out of reach. Los Angeles has won four titles in this decade in 1980, 1982, 1985 and 1987 but has struggled in the playoffs this year. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Laserphoto OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Doug Robbins scored from second base on Jose Trujillo's ninth-inning throwing error, giving defending champion Stanford a 2-1 victory over Miami Tuesday night in an elimination game at the College World Series Kobbins opened the bottom of the ninth with a single off starter Will Vespe, 5-1 Ron Witmeyer's sacrifice off reliever Pete Joseph moved Kobbins to second and he scored when Trujillo's throw to second base on an attempted double play was wide of shortstop Jorge Kobles and went into left field. It was the only error in three series games for Miami, 52-14-1, which was eliminated from the tournament.

Stanford, 43-23, faces unbeaten Fullerton State Thursday night and must win to stay alive. Stanford freshman Stan Spencer allowed five hits and one run in innings and reliever Steve Chitren, 8-7, pitched 2a hitless innings for the win. John Viera, the ninth batter in Miami's lineup, broke a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth with a leadoff home run to right field, his eighth of the year. But Stanford's Paul Carey opened the bottom half of the inning with a 400-foot homer over the center field fence to tie the score. Miami loaded the bases in the seventh, but Chitren came on to strike out Viera for the third out.

Miami moved a runner to third in the top of the ninth after back-to-back walks and a fly ball, but Jorge Robles grounded into a forceout to end the threat. Vespe, backed by several fine fielding plays, allowed six hits in his eight plus innings. The best fielding play of the night came in the eighth, when Miami's Mike Fiore reached over the left-field fence to rob Carey of his second home run of the game. Arizona State 10 Florida 1 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Rusty Kilgo, making only his second start of the season, pitched a six-hitter and top-seeded Arizona State broke out of a two-game slump to rout Florida 10-1 Tuesday, eliminating the Gators from the College World Series.

Kligo. 12-2, won his second start of the tournament, pitching eight innings in ASU's 4-2 victory over California in the opener. In postseason play, Kilgo is 3-0 with a 2.31 earned run average in 23' -i innings. Martin Peralta knocked in four runs and Dan Rumsey drove in three as ASU. which hit .221 in its first two games after posting a .326 team batting average coming into the tournament, had 14 hits.

Rumsey, Peralta and Mike Bur-rola had three hhe Sun Devils staked Kilgo to a quick lead when Pat Listach was hit by a pitch to lead off the first, Steve Willis walked and Rumsey tripled home both runners Peralta then singled in Rumsey for a 3-0 lead. ASU added one in the second on Kevin Higgins' bases-loaded sacrifice fly Singles by Rumsey, Tucker Hammargen and Burrola in the third made it 5-0. Peralta put ASU up 6-0 with his 12th homer of the year and second of the series to lead off the fifth. By BILL BARNARD AP Basketball Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The Detroit Pistons upset the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 105-93 in the opener of the NBA championship series on Tuesday night and used a familiar formula to do it solid defense on the road.

Detroit, fresh off a series victory over the Boston Celtics, held the Lakers to 39.8 percent shooting, while Adrian Dantley scored 22 of his 34 points in the second half and Isiah Thomas led a 35-17 second-quarter spurt that lifted the Pistons to their fifth victory in their last six road playoff games. "It's hard to imagine we could have come out with any more intensity, particularly in the first half on the defensive send," Pistons coach Chuck Daly said. "Obviously, they had a poor shooting night." "All the press had us being beaten in four or five games and that fired us up," said Dantley, making the first finals appearance of his 12-year career. "We're very relaxed. When we were playing Boston, we couldn't sleep.

"There was pressure to get to the finals. The Lakers are favored, so what have we got to lose. Detroit held its opponent under 100 points for the llth time in 13 playoff games, a span in which the Pistons nave allowed an average of 91 points. Los Angeles, trying to become the first repeat NBA champion since the 1969 Celtics, had averaged 115 points and hit 54.5 percent of its shots while winning nine of its first 10 playoff games at home. "Probably, this was one of the worst games we've ever played in the playoffs here," Lakers coach Pat Riley said.

"Michael Cooper missed seven open shots, Kareem's hooks didn't go in in the first half. I don't know whether it was them or us." "People say we've been winning ugly," Dantley said. "But the way we ve been playing makes the other team look bad." The Lakers hit 34 percent of their shots while falling behind 57-40 at halftime, their biggest midway deficit of the season. Dantley then scored 10 points in the third period and 12 in the fourth, helping the Pistons stay in front. Thomas had 19 points and 12 assists, and the Detroit bench, led by Vinnie Johnson and James Edwards, out-scored Los Angeles' reserves 32-4, including 18-0 in the first half.

Magic Johnson had 28 points and 10 assists, while Byron Scott had 25 points and James Worthy 19 for the Lakers, who must win Game 2 at the Forum Thursday to avoid becoming the first team in finals history to lose the first two games at home. The Lakers led 23-22 in the first minute of the second period before a 16-5 Pistons spurt, capped by a 3-pointer by Thomas, put them ahead 38-28 with 4:56 left in the period. Two minutes later, Dantley hit two fast-break layups for a 46-34 advantage, and Thomas made it 51-38 with a three-point play. After Scott closed the gap to 51-40 with 25 seconds left, Bill Laimbeer hit a 3-pointer and Thomas stole the inbounds pass and hit another Shoulder room from Detroit's Bill Laimbeer during the opener of the NBA Finals Tuesday night in the Forum. Los Angeles Laker center Kareem Alidul-Jabbar seeks some room to maneuver under tight defense 'All the press had us being beaten in four or five games and that fired us up.

We're very relaxed. When we were playing Boston, we couldn't Vdrian Dantley Ueberroth quiets Martin feud Ueberroth said he had received assurances that neither Martin nor the Yankees would file suit against umpires. Martin threatened that action Monday night after a 3-2 loss to Boston. Martin, under threat of instant ejection for arguing any call, stuck to his word and stayed off the field Monday night. But following the game, Martin asserted his actions would change.

"I'll be out on the field all day," Martin said. "Every time I want to go out I will go out on the field and I will argue and do everything a manager is supposed to do. I defy (umpires' general counsel) Richie Phillips to stop me. Martin popped out of the dugout in the top of the first inning Tuesday night to talk with pitcher Charles Hudson and got a standing ovation. He tipped his cap to the crowd on the way back.

In the bottom of the first, Martin again came on the field to to talk with home plate umpire Mark Johnson about whether a gold chain on pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd's neck was interfering with the batters. He also went to the mound in the ninth inning to talk to pitcher Cecilio Guante. tolerate abuse of umpires We have to have the game played equal. In a statement released by the Yankees prior to their 4-3 victory over Boston Tuesday night, Martin said he was sorry for an incident in Oakland on May 30 in which he kicked at and threw dirt on umpire Dale Scott. He received a three-game suspension and a $1 ,000 fine "I want to apologize for the incident that took place in Oakland," he said.

At about 7:15 p.m the umpires' association released a statement saying, due to Billy Martin's apology and his promise of good behavior, Billy will be permitted to go on the playing field to question umpires. "Very significant in this decision was the commitment of the Commissioner and AL President) Bobby Brown to closely monitor the situation during the remainder of the season." Steinbrenner said he told the commissioner he was not happy with the way things turned out. "I don't think that it's quite acceptable to Billy. This is not the understanding I had with the commissioner of baseball," Steinbrenner said By JIM DONAGHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth stepped into the feud between Billy Martin and the umpires Tuesday, and within hours the Yankees man ager apologized, umpires stopped their ejection threats and Martin returned to the field. Ueberroth said he told the parties to "stop it and stop it and asked both sides to apologize However, the umpires did not issue an apology and New York owner George Steinbrenner said, i think we got taken on this.

He (Martin) did what he was asked to do and they did not. But if it accomplishes the purpose, that's OK, as long they don't pursue it any farther." Ueberroth interceded after Martin threatened to sue the umpires. "Now that it's escalated into talks of lawsuits being brought and namecalling liars, that sort of thing I've talked with both sides and told them to stop it and stop it now," Ueberroth said. "I think all managers need to be treated the same on the field of play. At the same time, we will not In their four previous championships, the Lakers have never lost more than two games before the final round.

This year, they were defeated six times, three each by Utah and Dallas in seven-game series. While Los Angeles has been in the finals seven of the last nine years, the Pistons are making their first appearance in the championship series since moving to Detroit from Fort Wayne, in 1957. The two teams met twice previously in the postseason, with the Lakers winning the first round of the Western Division playoffs in 1961 and 1962. Detroit, which has won five of its last six road games in the playoffs this year, hit its first seven shots and led 14-4 before Laimbeer missed at the 7 40 mark of the first quarter. The Lakers held the Pistons to one basket in nearly five minutes and outscored Detroit 11-2 to close the gap to 16-15.

Major League chance beckons to draftees Ragin Cajuns seeking llth foe for former high school, junior college and major college teammate Howard Landry. Landry could have returned to USL for his senior season, but didn't want to pass up the opportunity. "The round wasn't what I wanted," explained Landry, "but I'm pleased with how everything worked out. The offer was a fair one. I could go back for my senior year, have an even better season and get drafted higher, but then again I higher than I did," said Rodriguez.

"I guess my injury at the beginning of the season hurt me a little bit, but I was happy with the job I did for Coach (Mike) Boulanger. I learned a lot from Coach Bo. He always told me to keep working hard, and now I'm really going to have to work hard. I got a chance. Now it's up to me." Landry, who just finished his junior year at Texas after spending a year at both Howard Junior 'From what I understand, they're really hurting for pitching on the minor league level, so I think this is an excellent opportunity for me to move up Greg Landry By BRUCE BROWN Sports Editor USL football fans who were waiting for the Cajuns to exact revenge against the Oklahoma State Cowboys for defeats suffered in 1986 and '87 will have to wait until sometime down the road for that chance to come again, and the missed opportunity has presented some problems for new Athletic Director Nelson Stokley as much as it has for Stokley the head coach.

Earlier this year, OSU discovered that both USL and Miami of Ohio were contracted to play the Cowboys this season on September 10. Now, unless the Pokes felt up to a doubleheader, someone was going to get left out in the cold at an awkward time of year. Since the Miami contract had been signed prior to the one former USL A D. Terry Don Phillips signed with OSU, Oklahoma State decided to honor the Ohioans pact. That left Stokley, who took over as A D.

when Phillips departed for Arkansas this past spring, with a scramble for an llth game. "We had hoped to firm things up this afternoon, and hnrso tn hp able to announce sure he would get picked by anybody. So when the Cleveland Indians selected him in the 42nd round, he was more relieved than disappointed. "Naturally I would have liked to have been picked higher," Hebets said, "but at this point, I'm just glad I'm going somewhere. From what I understand, the surgery on my elbow (last summer) held me back a great deal.

I was kind of surprised that it was Cleveland that picked me instead of Texas (drafted Hebets in the 36th last year), but Cleveland has been real good to me so far. I'm happy with the way they've treated me." Hebets, who came to USL via Yavapia Junior College in Arizona, leaves Thursday for a week of mini-camp in St. Petersburg, before going to Burlington, N.C., to play in the Appalachian League. He will sign in St. Petersburg.

Howard relayed a similiar attitude about being drafted in the 30th round by the Seattle Mariners. "I'm just happy to get the chance," said Howard, who led the Cajuns with 70 RBI this past season. "I hoped that I would have gone a little higher, but I really didn't expect to go real high because this was the first year I played a full season behind the plate. I was just looking for a chance. I'm just looking forward to going up there and getting my feet wet.

"I pleased with the Mariners. I'll be going up to Bellingham, Washington, which is about as far north as you can go without being in Canada. It should be a great experience for me. From what I understand, the Mariners are a good club for young players to move up in. They like to build through their farm system, so really it's a better opportunity for me.

Howard signed with Seattle Monday, and reports to Bellingham, Thursday to play for the Bellingham Mariners (rookie A league) of the Northwest League. By KEVIN FOOTE Staff Sports Writer An Abbeville native and four USL Ragin' Cajuns were selected in last week's Major League baseball draft, have their assignments and are about to begin that long journey that all five hope ends with a shot at the big leagues. Abbeville High product Greg Landry was selected in the sixth round by the Milwaukee Brewers, former Wildcat teammate and USL ace pitcher Howard Landry in the 15th -ound by the Boston Red Sox, centerfielder Ruben Rodriguez in the 26th round also by Milwaukee, catcher Chris Howard in the 30th round by the Seattle Mariners, and pitcher Brad Hebets in the 42nd round by the Cleveland Indians. The reactions were mixed about the round they were drafted, but all five were excited about just getting the opportunity to make it. Greg Landry was the first area player selected, and although his college statistics didn't correspond with the round, Landry said he wasn't surprised at all with being picked early.

"No, not really," he responded. "In fact, I was kind of disappointed, because a lot of people were telling me that I might go higher than that. I ended up signing for third-round money, though, so I guess everything turned out for the best. I was really happy with the offer they made me. "I like the organization.

From what I understand, they're really hurting for pitching on the minor league level, so I think this is an excellent opportunity for me to move upquickly." Landry and Rodriguez will be departing Thursday for a 10-day mini-camp in Phoenix, before they head north to Helena, Montana, where they will play for the Brewers' middle-A farm club. Landry signed Saturday, and Rodriguez Sunday. Rodriguez also expected to be picked a little higher. "I thought I would go a little team at this date, and some of the schools we've talked to want a lot of money to play, or they want to set up a home-and-home situation which we're just not able to do at this time. "First of all, Stokley added, 'we need to clear everything with Oklahoma State before we sign any contracts We want to get compensation for not playing them." Stokley, who opened his head coaching career in 1986 with a rousing 21-20 loss to OSU at Cajun Field, watched as the Cowboys dusted off the Cajuns 36-0 last season in Stillwater.

And, while the chance to play a 1-AA team looks like easier pickings than a return bout with OSU on the road, there are other difficulties. It's a major problem, Stokley admitted. "We could end up with another home game there are five at present), but we'dhavea problem selling it because our season ticket package has already gone out and another home game isn't on it." The Oklahoma State wipeout is the second major switch in the 1988 slate for USL. Mississippi State was originally to visit Cajun Field Sept. 3 to open the season as the Louisiana Classics contest, but pulled out and USL picked up Fullerton State and switched the Classic designation to the Stpt.

24 Rice game. Sept. 17 is an opeudate, at present, on the schelule. College and USL, is a perfect example of what the scouts look for in a player potential. "They draft size, potential, talent and pitching ability," explained the 6-2, 205-pounder.

"I was told that they picked me not only because of my fastball, which on a good day is in the 90s and on a bad day is about 87, but because they think I have a Major League curve. In the fall, I was second on my team (Texas Longhorns) in wins at 7-3. Then at the beginning of spring, I had a few bad outings and kind of got lost in the shuffle with all the good pitchers over there. "Coach (Cliff) Gustafson told me all I needed was pitching experience. I would have gotten drafted next year, but I have more bargaining power as a junior.

The biggest thing for me is confidence. I gave up just one hit and walked just one in my last outing, so I'm confident right now. I'm not worried about my control at all." The dilemma was much the same could have a bad season or get injured. I think' this is the right time. Whatever round it is, it's not going to be a cakewalk.

It's not going to be easy." Landry leaves Thursday for Winter Haven, where he will play in Boston's high-A Florida State League. According to Landry, he was originally supposed to go to Lynchburg, Va. "I was originally told I would be going to Virginia," said Landry. "But they changed their minds and now I'm going to Florida. It's a good league out there, but it really didn't matter to me.

I'm just happy with being drafted by someone, but they have a real nice organization. I've found out a lot of good things about them since the draft. Landry officially signed with the Red Sox Tuesday afternoon at his home. While the Landry duo knew they would get drafted somewhere and just didn't know how early, senior righthander Hebets wasn't entirely something on Wednesday," ZT7. jrr.

,,,,,1,1 sioKieysaiu luouaj "We're still talking to some people Southern University, East Tennessee State, and a few others. "It seems someone new crops up every day. It seems pretty clear we're not going to be able to get a Division 1-A.